The Festival State is hosting the AFL Gather Round from April 4-7 and as part of it, visitors to the Richmond v St Kilda game will have a lot more to choose from for lunch or dinner.
The Norwood Food & Wine Festival is returning with a fresh take, featuring a vibrant 'festival of footy' atmosphere and a major headline act.
Footy and festival fans are set to gather along a significant length of The Parade, from Portrush Road to Osmond Terrace, from 11am-8pm on Sunday, April 7, coinciding with the second of two matches at Norwood Oval during AFL Gather Round - when Richmond take on St Kilda.
Australian indie act The Temper Trap - the only band to have ever performed at two AFL Grand Finals - will headline an expansive line up of live entertainment set to further draw crowds to the Norwood precinct.
The precinct's bars, cafes and restaurants will be joined by some of the state's best wine, beer and spirit producers for an afternoon of festivities in true South Australian style.
The reimagined festival is free to enter, with AFL games broadcast on big screens along The Parade and within venues.
Participating local traders include fan favourites arkhé, The Bath Hotel, 30 Acres, Amadio Wines, and Argo, offering everything from fresh seafood to charcoal fired dishes, lavish desserts, and unique cocktails.
Other premium South Australian producers, produce and venues will be showcased including South Australian wineries from across the state, Fair Seafood, Pirate Life, other bespoke breweries and 23rd Street Distillery and other regional distillers.
The Norwood Food & Wine Festival will also feature a Tasting Australia presented by RAA Travel cooking demonstration stage hosted by celebrity chef Callum Hann.
Local musicians, the Dusty Lee Band and Motel Music, will join the lineup of entertainment.
The inaugural AFL Gather Round in 2023 saw a total 268,000 fans attend matches, including more than 40,000 people from outside South Australia.
Fans snapped up tickets for this year's Gather Round quickly with eight out of nine matches sold out in days and now only a handful of tickets remain to see the reigning Premiers Collingwood play Hawthorn on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the free Gather Live concert with Jet and Baker Boy.
In great news for fans that missed out, the AFL will release a limited number of tickets to all matches at 1pm (local time) on Thursday, March 21. Tickets are expected to sell out fast so fans are encouraged to get in quick.
Gather Round fixture
Thursday, April 4
- Adelaide Crows v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACDT
Friday, April 5
- Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne, Norwood Oval, 4.40pm ACDT
- Port Adelaide v Essendon, Adelaide Oval, 7.40pm ACDT
Saturday, April 6
- West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans, Mt Barker Oval, 1pm ACDT
- Fremantle v Carlton, Adelaide Oval, 3.50pm ACST
- Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats, 7.40pm ACDT
Sunday, April 7
SA observes Daylight Savings; Daylight Saving Time Ends at Sunday, April 7 at 3am ACDT)
- Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants, Mount Barker Oval, 12pm ACST
- Richmond v St Kilda, Norwood Oval, 2.50pm ACST
- Collingwood v Hawthorn, 4.40pm ACST
Tickets and information can be found at afl.com.au/gather-round/fixture
